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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1876

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The Late Case of Drowning Near Catherine Hill Bay

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 12 February 1876 · page 7

THE Newcastle Pilot gives a corrected respect of the drowning of Miss Boyd from which it will be seen that several of its previous statements were entirely wrong:—…

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Fatal Boat Accident at Farm Cove

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 12 February 1876 · page 8

A fatal accident occurred in the harbour on Sunday last about 6 o'clock. Three young men, named Henry Brown, Thomas Williams, and William Taylor, were in a boat at the time…

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News by the Mail. Great Britain. Disastrous Colliery Accidents

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 12 February 1876 · page 4

Three or four colliery accidents are reported to have taken place in England, the most disastrous of which is thus reported in the Irish Times of December 8:—…

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More Colliery Accidents

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1876 · page 219

Seven men were killed on December 3 at one of the Wigan Coal and Iron Company's pits. They were descending die shaft in the cage, which caught the [?]secending one. The whole of the occupants were pitched…

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Boat Accident. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 February 1876 · page 10

SIR,—In reference to the late accident at Farm Cove, they state that they proceeded down the harbour in a "waterman's boat." I beg to say it was not a waterman's skiff but one of the ceckle shells that are allowed to be…

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Another Shocking Colliery Accident. Seven Lives Lost. Wigan, December 4

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 February 1876 · page 27

Last night a terrible accident occurred at the Alexandra Pit, No 4, Haigh, belonging to the Wigan Coal and Iron Company, by which seven men lost their lives. The pit, comparatively speaking, is a…

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Coroners Court. This Day. Accidentally Drowned

Evening News · Tuesday 15 February 1876 · page 3

The City Coroner held an inquest yesterday morning at the Forester's Retroat Hotel, in Dowling-street, touching the death of a lad named William Oswald Clark, aged 9[?]. years, who was drowned while bathing…

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The Accident to the Rev. Mr. Coutts

Evening News · Tuesday 15 February 1876 · page 2

From statements that have been made to us regarding the manner in which the Rev. James Coutts met with the accident in Pitt-street yesterday, it world appear that the driver of the vehicle is not so…

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Fatal Accident at Demondrille

Evening News · Wednesday 16 February 1876 · page 2

The Murrumburrah correspondent of the Yass Courier reports the occurrence of a fatal accident on the 9th instant, to Mr. Abraham Hines, inspector of timber on the railway line. Mr. Hines had left Murrumburrah…

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Serious Horse Accident

Evening News · Friday 18 February 1876 · page 2

At Newcastle, on Tuesday evening, a young man named Hammond, (son of a storekeeper at the Glebe) was sent on horseback to Dr. Doudney, Lake Macquarie Bond, to obtain some medicine for a sick person. We…

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Mining Accidents

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 February 1876 · page 18

FROM the reports of the British Inspectors of Mines, twelve in number and extending to 309 pages, we learn that last year- there were 4332 minos worked under the Coal Mines Regulation Act of 1872, which includes…

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Fatal Accident a[?]e Marble Works

Evening News · Tuesday 22 February 1876 · page 2

This morning a man whose name we had [?] entertained up to going [?] while engaged at Mr. John Youngs marble [?] in Woolloomooloo Bay was dra[?] in to a [?] the machinery by his…

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Fatal Accident at Lambton

Evening News · Tuesday 22 February 1876 · page 2

On Friday night last an accident, which afterwards terminated fatally, occurred to a Mr. W. Joel, a resident of Lambton. About 9 o'clock on the evening in question the deceased was returning in excellent…

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Fatal Accident

Evening News · Tuesday 22 February 1876 · page 2

About 6 o'clock last evening a child named William Henson, aged 5 years old, strayed from its parents' residence, at No. 354, Pitt-street, between Bathurst and Liverpool S[?]ls, into the street, and…

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Injured by a Cricket-ball

Evening News · Wednesday 23 February 1876 · page 2

That cricket has its great, daugers as well as Pleasures was proved at Ryde, on Tuesday last. A boy of 12, son of Mr. Samuel Small, was playing the "Doble game." at the public school, when he was accidentally…

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Accidents

Evening News · Wednesday 23 February 1876 · page 2

This afternoon, just before one o'clock, John Reynolds, in the employ of Henry Hamblion, of Elizabeth-street, was stu[?]ned by being thrown from a [?]ing in Clarence-street, and it was reported that he was…

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News of the Day. The Fatal Accident at the Marble Works

Evening News · Wednesday 23 February 1876 · page 2

We learn that the name of the unfortunate person who was killed at Mr. John Young's marble works, Wooloomooloo Bay, yesterday, was a boy, aged twelve years, son of Patrick Sulivan, of Duke-street…

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This Day. Accidental Death from being Run Over

Evening News · Wednesday 23 February 1876 · page 3

The city coroner held an inquest that morning on the body of a child named William Joseph Hanson, who died at the Intirmary yesterday from injuries received by being knocked down by a van in Pitt-street. Joseph Walker was brought…

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Coroners Court. Sad Case of Accidental Death

Evening News · Wednesday 23 February 1876 · page 3

The City Coroner held a second inquest yesterday afternoon at Smith's Burrangong Hotel, George-street, opposite the Huymarket, concerning the death of a young man named Michael John Cranney, who died on Monday…

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Singular Accident

Evening News · Wednesday 23 February 1876 · page 2

At Ryde, on last Saturday afternoon, a very curious and dangerous accident occurred to a little boy, a son of Captain Drury. It appears the lad was sitting riding in a dray, and an axe[?]iying at the bottom of the…

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